Little White Alice, Cornwall
Little White Alice is a seriously gorgeous collection of six new self-catering holiday cottages in Carnmenellis, Cornwall. Most impressive is the stunning natural chemical-free swimming pool, emerald green and surrounded by huge lumps of local granite, with a reed bed filtration system. Beyond lie 25 acres of the property’s own land, left wild, for fun rambling and nature-spotting, helped by the addition of a barn owl house and bat loft.
The houses are a mix of wood and stone, sleeping 2-8; some have wood-burners, private decks, wet rooms and bespoke willow work, plus there’s an art studio offering lessons. With a grant from the Low Carbon Buildings Programme, the owners invested in a wind turbine that produces most of the cottages’ electricity, ground source heat pumps that use boreholes drilled 90m down into the granite bedrock to provide underfloor heating and solar thermal panels for hot water. They have a licence to host civil ceremonies in their green-oak arbour by the pool. From £220 per week for two.
Fattoria San Martino, Italy
If this Tuscan B&B, set on an organic farm, seems a little more stylish than your average agriturismo, there’s good reason – Dutch-Italian owners Karin Lijftogt and Antonio Giorgini gave up their jobs in the fashion industry in Milan to go into farming. That was 20 years ago, and since then, they’ve come a long way. The farm now covers five hectares and produces olives, saffron, wheat (they make their own organic pasta) and honey. Having restored the 18th-century farmhouse at the property’s heart using only natural and organic building materials, the couple now run it as a four-room guesthouse. Breakfasts and dinners are organic, locally sourced and vegetarian; heating and hot water are solar-powered; and, in summer, guests can relax in the property’s natural pool. From €130 per double, B&B.
Source : Green traveller, by Tom Watts
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